Anupam Kher lauded the sacrifice of our armed forces and took to Twitter to share a video of himself reciting a tribute to them.

India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

February 16, 2019

UPDATED: February 16, 2019 17:26 IST

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Anupam Kher

A pall of gloom has descended over the country after at least 40 soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) lost their lives in a dastardly terror attack. On Thursday afternoon, suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar of the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad rammed an explosive-laden SUV into a security convoy.

Now, Anupam Kher has taken to Twitter to recite a heartfelt poem about the courage and sacrifice of our soldiers. "I got this poem/text as a message. It compares the life of a soldier with that of a civilian. It moved me and made me realise how easy it is to take armed forces and their sacrifices for granted. Please share it with the world. Thanks to the person who wrote it," he tweeted with the hashtag #SaluteToASoldier.

You pursued your degree,
I had the toughest training.
Your day started at 7 and ended at 5
Mine started at 4 till 9
And some nights also included.
You had your convocation ceremony,
I had my POP.

Best company took you
And best package was awarded,
I was ordered to join my paltan
With 2 stars piped on my shoulders.
You got a job, I got a way of life.
Every evening, you got to see your family,
I just wished I got to see my parents soon.

You celebrated festivals with lights and music,
I celebrated with my comrades in bunkers.
We both married.
Your wife got to see you every day,
My wife just wished I was alive.
You were sent to business trips,
I was sent on Line of Control.

We both returned.
Both wives couldn't control their tears.
But you wiped hers but,
I couldn't.
You hugged her but,
I couldn't.

Because I was lying in the coffin
With medals on my chest and
Coffin wrapped with tricolour.
My way of life ended,
Yours continued.
We both left home at 18.